Grafting and separation of mobile telephone number lines

Abstract

A computer device may include a processor configured to execute instructions, stored in a memory, to receive a request to add a second mobile telephone number (MTN) line to a user equipment (UE) device associated with a first MTN line, generate a graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line, and send the generated graft instruction to a provisioning system configured to provision services for the UE device. The processor may be further configured to designate the second MTN line as having a grafted status with respect to the first MTN line, the grafted status indicating that the second MTN line has been added to a subscriber profile of the first MTN line, and that the UE device is configured to send and receive communications using the first MTN line and/or the second MTN line.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 receiving, by a computer device, a request to add a second mobile telephone number (MTN) line to a user equipment (UE) device associated with a first MTN line; 
 determining, by the computer device, that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line; 
 generating, by the computer device, a graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 sending, by the computer device, the generated graft instruction to a provisioning system configured to provision services for the UE device; 
 designating, by the computer device, the second MTN line as having a grafted status with respect to the first MTN line, wherein the grafted status indicates that the second MTN line has been added to a subscriber profile of the first MTN line, and that the UE device is configured to send and receive communications using the first MTN line and/or the second MTN line; 
 receiving, by the computer device, a service update for at least one of the first MTN line or the second MTN line; 
 determining, by the computer device, that the service update requires separation of the grafted status of the second MTN line with respect to the first MTN line; 
 generating, by the computer device, a separation instruction to separate the second MTN line from the first MTN line; and 
 sending, by the computer device, the generated separation instruction to the provisioning system. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the subscriber profile includes at least one of a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) profile or an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) profile. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line includes:
 obtaining device information associated with the UE device; 
 obtaining service requirements associated with the first MTN line; 
 obtaining service requirements associated with the second MTN line; and 
 determining that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line based on comparing the obtained device information, the obtained service requirements associated with the first MTN line, and the obtained service requirements associated with the second MTN line with one or more provider rules. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request for information associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line from a front end system configured to process MTN service requests; and 
 providing an indication of the grafted status to the front end system, in response to receiving the request for information associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two of:
 provisioning subscriber information management based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provisioning an authentication platform based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provisioning MTN routing based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provisioning an application server based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provisioning a messaging service based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provisioning Access Point Name (APN) based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; or 
 provisioning a software update based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service update includes at least one of:
 a disconnect request for the first MTN line or the second MTN line; 
 a suspend request for the first MTN line or the second MTN line; or 
 a request to change an MTN associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service update includes a suspend request for the first MTN line, the method further comprising:
 suspending the subscriber profile of the first MTN line; and 
 updating a subscriber profile for the second MTN line. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining that the second MTN line is eligible to be re-grafted with the first MTN line; 
 generating a re-graft instruction to re-graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; and 
 sending the generated re-graft instruction to the provisioning system. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating the graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line includes:
 generating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document that includes the generated graft instruction. 
 
     
     
       10. A device comprising:
 a memory configured to store instructions; and 
 a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
 receive a request to add a second mobile telephone number (MTN) line to a user equipment (UE) device associated with a first MTN line; 
 determine that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted together with the first MTN line; 
 generate a graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 send the generated graft instruction to a provisioning system configured to provision services for the UE device; 
 designate the second MTN line as having a grafted status with respect to the first MTN line, wherein the grafted status indicates that the second MTN line has been added to a subscriber profile of the first MTN line, and that the UE device is configured to send and receive communications using the first MTN line and/or the second MTN line; 
 receive a service update for at least one of the first MTN line or the second MTN line; 
 determine that the service update requires separation of the grafted status of the second MTN line with respect to the first MTN line; 
 generate a separation instruction to separate the second MTN line from the first MTN line; and 
 send the generated separation instruction to the provisioning system. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the subscriber profile includes at least one of a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) profile or an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) profile. 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 10 , wherein, when determining that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line, the processor is further configured to:
 obtain device information associated with the UE device; 
 obtain service requirements associated with the first MTN line; 
 obtain service requirements associated with the second MTN line; and 
 determine that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line based on comparing the obtained device information, the obtained service requirements associated with the first MTN line, and the obtained service requirements associated with the second MTN line with one or more provider rules. 
 
     
     
       13. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 receive a request for information associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line from a system configured to process MTN service requests from users or customer representatives; and 
 provide an indication of the grafted status to the system, in response to receiving the request for information associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line. 
 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the service update includes at least one of:
 a disconnect request for the first MTN line or the second MTN line; 
 a suspend request for the first MTN line or the second MTN line; or 
 a request to change an MTN associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line. 
 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine that the second MTN line is eligible to be re-grafted with the first MTN line; 
 generate a re-graft instruction to re-graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; and 
 send the generated re-graft instruction to the provisioning system. 
 
     
     
       16. A system comprising:
 a subscriber management device configured to:
 receive a request to add a second mobile telephone number (MTN) line to a user equipment (UE) device associated with a first MTN line; 
 determine that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line; 
 generate a graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; and 
 designate the second MTN line as having a grafted status with respect to the first MTN line, wherein the grafted status indicates that the second MTN line has been added to a subscriber profile of the first MTN line, and that the UE device is configured to send and receive communications using the first MTN line and/or the second MTN line; 
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 a provisioning system configured to:
 receive the graft instruction from the subscriber management device; and 
 
 perform one or more provisioning actions to graft the second MTN line with the first MTN line; wherein the subscriber management device is further configured to:
 receive a service update for at least one of the first MTN line or the second MTN line; 
 determine that the service update requires separation of the grafted status of the second MTN line with respect to the first MTN line; 
 generate a separation instruction to separate the second MTN line from the first MTN line; and 
 send the generated separation instruction to the provisioning system. 
 
 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 16 , wherein, when performing the one or more provisioning actions to graft the second MTN line with the first MTN line, the provisioning system is further configured to:
 provision subscriber information management based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provision an authentication platform based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provision MTN routing based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provision an application server based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provision a messaging service based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; 
 provision Access Point Name (APN) based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; or 
 provision a software update based on the generated graft instruction to graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line. 
 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 16 , wherein, when determining that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line, the subscriber management device is configured to:
 obtain device information associated with the UE device; 
 obtain service requirements associated with the first MTN line; 
 obtain service requirements associated with the second MTN line; and 
 determine that the second MTN line is eligible to be grafted with the first MTN line based on comparing the obtained device information, the obtained service requirements associated with the first MTN line, and the obtained service requirements associated with the second MTN line with one or more provider rules. 
 
     
     
       19. The system of  claim 16 , wherein the service update includes at least one of:
 a disconnect request for the first MTN line or the second MTN line; 
 a suspend request for the first MTN line or the second MTN line; or 
 a request to change an MTN associated with the first MTN line or the second MTN line. 
 
     
     
       20. The system of  claim 16 , wherein the subscriber management device is further configured to:
 determine that the second MTN line is eligible to be re-grafted with the first MTN line; 
 generate a re-graft instruction to re-graft the second MTN line to the first MTN line; and 
 send the generated re-graft instruction to the provisioning system.